Meadow Bank Community School

Primary · Bradford · BD4 8DX · URN 150872

Ofsted Requires improvementLast inspected 2023-03-13Cohort 286

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 53

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 162 schools in Bradford

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
37%
Bradford 59.9%England 61%
22.9 percentage points below the area average of 59.9
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
0%
Bradford 6.5%England 8%
6.5 percentage points below the area average of 6.5
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
99
Bradford 104.66England 105
5.7 below the area average of 104.7
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
100
Bradford 103.94England 105
3.9 below the area average of 103.9
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
98
Bradford 104.33England 105
6.3 below the area average of 104.3
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
6%
Bradford 24.7%England 32%
18.7 percentage points below the area average of 24.7
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
45%
Bradford 72.6%
27.6 percentage points below the area average of 72.6
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
51%
Bradford 70.1%
19.1 percentage points below the area average of 70.1
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
49%
Bradford 71.3%
22.3 percentage points below the area average of 71.3
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
53
Bradford 48
5 above the area average of 48
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Bradford	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	37% Bradford 59.9%England 61%	22.9 percentage points below the area average of 59.9	24 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	0% Bradford 6.5%England 8%	6.5 percentage points below the area average of 6.5	8 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	99 Bradford 104.66England 105	5.7 below the area average of 104.7	6 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	100 Bradford 103.94England 105	3.9 below the area average of 103.9	5 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	98 Bradford 104.33England 105	6.3 below the area average of 104.3	7 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	6% Bradford 24.7%England 32%	18.7 percentage points below the area average of 24.7	26 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	45% Bradford 72.6%	27.6 percentage points below the area average of 72.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	51% Bradford 70.1%	19.1 percentage points below the area average of 70.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	49% Bradford 71.3%	22.3 percentage points below the area average of 71.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	53 Bradford 48	5 above the area average of 48	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Bradford · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.4 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 33.2% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 58.3% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 20.6% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 8.1pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 6% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 0% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 17.5pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 37% of pupils

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Meadow Bank Community School Requires improvement at its inspection on 13/03/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Meadow Bank Community School is a primary school in Bradford, postcode BD4 8DX (URN 150872).
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